I think about death a lot, and that includes taking my own life. Sometimes I wanna be here and other times I don't. I do have things to live for, but sometimes I don't know if that matters or not. I just don't know if I want to be here or not. Can anyone share a personal experience and what they did to overcome it?
2007-03-14 04:04:16 · 7 answers · asked by jman81 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Yes, I have felt this way before. After my head on car crash in 97, I was very angry at life and at God. I actually was the passenger in 2 head on car crashes in 2 weeks. The second one left me broken physically and emotionally. I thought God was out to get me and I was angry that He let me live with all the pain I was in(8 months in hospital). People kept telling me that I was lucky to be alive, but that's not how I felt. I basically tried to commit slow suicide by drinking and drugging daily to try to relieve the pain. After a couple of years of anger and self destruction, I finally made my peace with God and realized that life is worth living! Even with the chronic pain I still live with on a daily basis. I now see myself as blessed to be here and to be able to spend time with the people I love. I realized that taking my own life would have been a very selfish thing to do to my family and friends. It only would have made them miserable with guilt that they couldn't save me. Faith is what gets me through life every day now. Life has led me to meet a wonderful woman who is now my wife to share my life with. You never know what the future holds in store for you. Don't ever give up! Think about your family and friends. Remember that nothing is worth giving up over. Life changes constantly and God has a purpose for you here. Try to look at the blessings in your life and concentrate on those things. Take it from someone who has been to the bottom and back. Life is an adventure and the good and the bad both come with lessons to learn from. Hang in there and don't give up! Good things will come your way!
2007-03-14 04:24:20 · answer #1 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello, I think we have all had times in our lives when we thought it wasn't going to get any better and so whats the use being here . The truth is that we all have a purpose being here and we need to overcome our low points in our life and triumph over the bad so we can share our life lessons with others. I have thought about death a lot only because of the loss of some very close family members. I have done a lot of therapy and talking to very close friends. Talking it out helps so much. Also finding a new hobby or going back to school/work is also good as it gets your mind of things and you find a new purpose for living for that day. In my book, life is worth living!!!
2007-03-14 11:18:37 · answer #2 · answered by crazykat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was feeling similarly a couple years ago. First, I'm gonna agree with what everyone else has said, go see a counselor. And find someone, whether its a friend or family member or clergy person, who you trust and can openly talk to about how you feel - that makes all the difference in the world. In my case, I had a change in mindset because I realized I needed to. I'm a very competitive person, and basically I came to feel that life's a game, if you give up, life wins. And if you start harming yourself, thats cheating. That was enough to help me overcome it. Best of luck and if you ever wanna chat, message me.
2007-03-14 11:36:46 · answer #3 · answered by wonderer152 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please seek therapy, and if that doesn't work there are so many medications out there that treat this ILLNESS. Many of us have suffered through it. Ask your family doctor to prescribe some antidepressants and recommend a therapist.
I started living life from moment to moment and tried to look at the good aspects of life and not the bad.
Good luck and God bless!
2007-03-14 11:14:01 · answer #4 · answered by CharlotteDenee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well just think about your family/friends and the people youd leave behind and talk with a close friend or family member about it they will want to help you. If ur an orphan with no friends talk to your guidence councilour
2007-03-14 11:13:57 · answer #5 · answered by TheJesterTwist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have. I then talked about it with my friends and family and I began to realize there were other people that cared for me. I felt like no one cared about me and if I would've died it would've been shrugged off but when I confronted people with this they proved otherwise. They all told me they'd be with me during MY funeral because they'd commit suicide if I did.
If you need to talk I'm here.
2007-03-14 11:19:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea everyone go through this
2007-03-14 13:35:51 · answer #7 · answered by meme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋